Effectiveness of eliminating vertical transmission of HIV in a health center in Mozambique

Introduction: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a serious health problem, especially for developing countries. Objective:  to verify if the strategy of elimination of the vertical transmission  diminished the risk of vertical transmission of AIDS according to the goals of the World Health Organization. Method: a retrospective longitudinal study was performed at a health center in the city of Tete, Mozambique. Two groups were compared, women who followed and those who did not follow elimination of the vertical transmission. For the categorized variables, the X2 test and odds ratio were used. Results: the mean age of pregnant women was 25.2 years. Pregnancy was more frequent in women with a general secondary education level. Of the total of pregnant women only 37.4% accepted and completely followed the elimination of the vertical transmission . With it, only 7.6% of newborns were VIH +. Conclusions: the effectiveness of elimination of the vertical transmission  was evidenced even though its results are far from achieving the goals proposed by the World Health Organization

Efectividad de la eliminación de transmisión vertical de VIH en un centro de salud en Mozambique

Introduction: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a serious health problem, especially for developing countries.Objective:  to verify if the strategy of elimination of the vertical transmission  diminished the risk of vertical transmission of AIDS according to the goals of the World Health Organization.Method: a retrospective longitudinal study was performed at a health center in the city of Tete, Mozambique. Two groups were compared, women who followed and those who did not follow elimination of the vertical transmission. For the categorized variables, the X2 test and odds ratio were used.Results: the mean age of pregnant women was 25.2 years. Pregnancy was more frequent in women with a general secondary education level. Of the total of pregnant women only 37.4% accepted and completely followed the elimination of the vertical transmission . With it, only 7.6% of newborns were VIH +.Conclusions: the effectiveness of elimination of the vertical transmission  was evidenced even though its results are far from achieving the goals proposed by the World Health Organization.Introducción: el síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida constituye un grave problema de salud, sobre todo, para los países en vías de desarrollo.Objetivo: constatar si la estrategia de eliminación de la transmisión vertical  disminuyó el riesgo de transmisión vertical del SIDA de acuerdo a las metas de la OMS.Método: se realizó un estudio longitudinal retrospectivo en un centro de salud de la ciudad de Tete, Mozambique. Fueron comparados dos grupos, las mujeres que siguieron y las que no siguieron la eliminación de la transmisión vertical. Para las varibles categorizadas se utilizó el test de X2 y Odds ratio.Resultados: la media de edad de las gestantes fue de 25,2 años. La gravidez fue más frecuente en mujeres con nivel de escolaridad de enseñanza secundaria general. Del total de grávidas solo el 37,4 % aceptó y siguió completamente la eliminación de la transmisión vertical. Con ésta, solo el 7,6 % de los recién nacidos resultó VIH+.Conclusiones:  se evidenció la efectividad de la eliminación de la transmisión vertical, aunque sus resultados están lejos de alcanzar los objetivos propuestos por la Organización Mundial de la Salud